Abidjan vs Houston - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: October 14, 2025

	Abidjan	Houston
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1224	$2240
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2885	$5311
🏠 One person rent	$548	$1275
🏘️ Family rent	$912	$2042
🍽️ Food expenses	$370	$591
🚐 Transport expenses	$197	$199
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$198	$4580
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	14 km	16 km
🎓 Higher education	33	100
😀 Quality of life	43	93
🏙️ Population	5.62M	2.3M

The cost of living in Abidjan is 45% less expensive than in Houston. Cities ranked 4654th and 1375th ($1224 vs $2240) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1186th in Ivory Coast and the United States, respectively. Check Ivory Coast vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Abidjan compared to 2 months in Houston. Abidjan ranked 1st best city to live in Ivory Coast vs Houston ranked 15th in the United States, while ranked 7383rd and 77th among best cities to live in the world.

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	Abidjan	Houston
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$3.07	$18.5
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$70.9	$72
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.4	$10.4
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$6.31
☕ Cappuccino	$2.03	$5.42
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.83	$2.76
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$467	$1397
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$373	$997
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$853	$2394
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$656	$1614
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$116	$133
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$176	$207
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$40	$65.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	14.66%	6.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$2430	$2608
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1432	$1961
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.98	$1.24
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$48.2	$71
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$15.9	$21.5
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.56	$0.75
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$2.1	$0.93
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$0.52	$3.1
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.15	$3.58
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.17	$4.7
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$24.8	$11.5
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.87	$11.6
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.19	$17.1
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$4.09	$3.77
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.13	$1.51
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.24	$3.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.11	$2.71
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.84	$2.4
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.74	$2.44
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.59	$1.42
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.83	$3.3
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$7.52	$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.06	$3.01
🚬 Cigarette pack	$1.76	$9.68
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.67	$9.36
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$3.93	$7.92
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.35	$3.88
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$2.58	$2.19
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$70.8	$41.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$8.83	$15
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$31.7	$141
💇 Haircut, simple	$10.3	$22.5
👖 Brand Jeans	$80.1	$46
👟 Brand Sneakers	$88.9	$98.4
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$293	$1504
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$3211	$23708

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Cities near Abidjan

Distance	City	Cost of living
36 km or 22 mi	Grand-Bassam	$1059
39 km or 24 mi	Dabou	$1057
70 km or 43 mi	Agboville	$1057
157 km or 98 mi	Divo	$1083
166 km or 103 mi	Abengourou	$1066
215 km or 134 mi	Yamoussoukro	$1056
229 km or 142 mi	Gagnoa	$1082
255 km or 158 mi	Sekondi-Takoradi	$649
276 km or 172 mi	Obuasi	$631
284 km or 176 mi	Bouake	$1123
306 km or 190 mi	Kumasi	$532
425 km or 264 mi	Koforidua	$668
426 km or 265 mi	Accra	$822
444 km or 276 mi	Ashaiman	$630
445 km or 277 mi	Tema	$600
491 km or 305 mi	Korhogo	$1099
517 km or 321 mi	Ho	$417
537 km or 334 mi	Hohoe	$652
544 km or 338 mi	Kpalime	$684
556 km or 345 mi	Greenville	$502
557 km or 346 mi	Yekepa	$503
564 km or 350 mi	Sanniquellie	$503
572 km or 356 mi	Tamale	$576
587 km or 365 mi	Lome	$835
593 km or 369 mi	Nzerekore	$1003
619 km or 385 mi	Atakpame	$699
651 km or 404 mi	Bobo-Dioulasso	$831
659 km or 410 mi	Sotouboua	$703
675 km or 419 mi	Leo	$846
689 km or 428 mi	Sikasso	$514
696 km or 433 mi	Abomey	$598
699 km or 434 mi	Sokode	$705
712 km or 442 mi	Kakata	$502
722 km or 449 mi	Cotonou	$793
742 km or 461 mi	Kara	$712
746 km or 463 mi	Porto-Novo	$743
758 km or 471 mi	Monrovia	$536
764 km or 475 mi	Gueckedou	$1010
775 km or 482 mi	Manga	$877
776 km or 482 mi	Bougouni	$508

Cities near Houston

Distance	City	Cost of living
22 km or 14 mi	Pasadena	$2240
25 km or 15 mi	Pearland	$2177
25 km or 16 mi	Missouri	$2216
27 km or 17 mi	Deer Park	$2260
29 km or 18 mi	Sugar Land	$2229
32 km or 20 mi	Spring	$2094
33 km or 21 mi	Friendswood	$2155
35 km or 22 mi	La Porte	$2308
40 km or 25 mi	Baytown	$2376
41 km or 25 mi	League	$2110
42 km or 26 mi	Alvin	$2095
47 km or 29 mi	Rosenberg	$2209
48 km or 30 mi	The Woodlands	$2730
59 km or 37 mi	Texas City	$2067
62 km or 38 mi	Conroe	$1828
76 km or 47 mi	Galveston	$1948
81 km or 50 mi	Lake Jackson	$2129
108 km or 67 mi	Huntsville	$2020
126 km or 78 mi	Beaumont	$1592
129 km or 80 mi	College Station	$1900
138 km or 86 mi	Bryan	$1993
140 km or 87 mi	Port Arthur	$1881
186 km or 115 mi	Lufkin	$1883
188 km or 117 mi	Victoria	$2220
203 km or 126 mi	Sulphur	$2029
215 km or 134 mi	Lake Charles	$1975
217 km or 135 mi	Nacogdoches	$1493
229 km or 142 mi	Pflugerville	$2196
234 km or 145 mi	Austin	$2416
236 km or 146 mi	Round Rock	$2148
239 km or 149 mi	Temple	$2136
242 km or 150 mi	Kyle	$2222
242 km or 150 mi	Georgetown	$2188
247 km or 153 mi	San Marcos	$2215
249 km or 155 mi	Cedar Park	$2221
250 km or 156 mi	Seguin	$2210
254 km or 158 mi	Leander	$2241
261 km or 162 mi	Waco	$2279
262 km or 163 mi	Harker Heights	$2075
264 km or 164 mi	New Braunfels	$2233